Early turnout
Peter McCann on 31 Mar 2021
Utilising more grazed grass in Down
Peter McCann reviews benchmarking figures from the Wallace family farm near Seaforde.
Kieran Mailey on 16 Mar 2021
Beef management: weaning stores off meal before turnout
Phasing concentrates from store cattle diets will help smooth the transition to a grass-only diet at turnout time.
Peter McCann on 10 Mar 2021
Picking cows for early turnout in Antrim
Early grazing makes grassland management easier in April and May.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Mar 2021
Beef management: Five tips to prepare cattle for spring turnout
Turning cattle out to grass in mid to late March takes planning to make sure animals do not run out of grass. Outlined are some tips to get animals ready for grazing.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Feb 2021
BETTER farm NI: planning ahead for spring grazing
Getting cattle out to grass in early spring will improve animal performance, but it takes a lot of forward planning. Kieran Mailey reports.
Adam Woods on 18 Nov 2020
Beef Management: dairy calf to beef targets, minerals and BEAM compliance
This week beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at dairy calf to beef targets, mineral supplementation of dry cows and BEAM compliance
Aidan Brennan on 28 Oct 2020
Dairy management: drying off cows and managing youngstock
In this week’s dairy management column, Aidan Brennan looks at selective dry cow therapy, youngstock and grazing management
Stephen Connolly on 05 Aug 2020
Grass+Dairy: building grass covers this autumn
Stocking rate will have a big effect on when you should start building grass covers this autumn
Peter McCann on 19 Feb 2020
Dairylink: spring plans delayed on programme farms
Peter McCann talks to participants from phase one of Dairylink about their plans for the spring.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Jan 2020
Five steps to planning for spring turnout
Kieran Mailey outlines five steps to plan ahead for turning cattle out to grass this spring.
Kieran Mailey on 30 Dec 2019
Five new year's resolutions for beef farmers
Kieran Mailey outlines some changes to make to farm management during 2020.
Adam Woods on 23 Dec 2019
10 jobs for the Christmas: the beef farmer's turkey trot
Adam Woods makes a list of jobs for beef farmers to complete over the Christmas peroid.
Declan Marren on 18 Dec 2019
Farm Profit Programme: overcoming five barriers to profitability
The focus farms have been working on breaking down the barriers to profitability on their farms over the last three years. Declan Marren looks at some of the key issues.
Adam Woods on 20 Nov 2019
Beef management: dairy beef targets, minerals and Ennis mart demo
Adam Woods takes a look at dairy beef targets, supplementing suckler cows with minerals and previews our next mart demo in Clare marts, Ennis.
Stephen Connolly on 21 Oct 2019
Dairy management: set yourself up for early turnout
Paddocks grazed this week should be the first grazed in the spring.
Adam Woods on 25 Sep 2019
My farming week: Jim Parkinson, Marlhill, New Inn, Cashel, Co Tipperary
Jim Parkinson is a suckler farmer from Tipperary and is taking part in a charity skydive on Saturday 28 September in aid of Pieta House.
Darren Carty on 21 Jul 2019
Newford Farm: heifers on target for September finish date
Performance has been good to-date and should now be boosted by access to reseeded swards.
Declan Marren on 12 Jun 2019
The tale of two years at Drumforber
The Gammie family reflects on what has been a decent calving this spring, a stark contrast to the previous 12 months
Adam Woods on 17 Apr 2019
Watchorn Farm a clear winner in Wexford
Beef editor Adam Woods recently paid a visit to John and Shirley Watchorn, who were the beef winners of the Grass 10 Grassland Farmer of the Year.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Apr 2019
Setting up a paddock grazing system
Paddock grazing has been the best way to manage grazing swards on the programme farms. Kieran Mailey outlines some tips for setting up paddocks.